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    Design Dazzle » Celebrations

    Published: Nov 28, 2013 · Modified: Aug 7, 2020 by Toni Roberts · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

    Neighbor Gift Idea – Sugared Nuts

    sugared nuts recipe - Design Dazzle

    Earlier this month I gave you a little peek at the post I recently shared over at The Crafting Chicks – one of our family’s many favorite neighbor gift ideas – Sugared Nuts. I wanted to share it with you as well! ALL of our family gets involved in this. Everyone helps to make, create, cut ribbon, cut paper, apply embellishments, and “fluff” to make each gift great! One year we gave out about 70 handmade gifts so we don’t do anything too time-consuming. We usually give food gifts and have given out frozen cookie dough, spiced cider, etc. We try to be a little different with what we give.

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    So I wanted to show you how to make sugared nuts! These are pretty simple to make and would make a great food gift to give. See recipe and link to the 2 printable tag designs below.

    sugared-nuts

    Ingredients:

    1 ½ cup raw almonds

    ½ cup sugar

    2 tablespoons water

    Instructions:

    Add the water and sugar to a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

    Once the sugar dissolves, add the nuts. Stir to coat the nuts. At about the 2 minute mark stir quickly. The water will begin to evaporate and the sugar will start to crystallize. Turn off the heat IMMEDIATELY (keep stirring) and remove the pan from the heat source. Do NOT overcook the  nuts. Pour the nuts onto parchment paper or a plate to cool. They are ready to eat when they have cooled down enough to munch on! You might like eating them warm or cool.

    PicMonkey Collage

    stove top nuts

    Package the nuts into cello bags. Add ribbon and our cute printable tags to make an easy and everyone-loves-gift! You can purchase the Clear Cone Shaped Cello Bag here.

    Tips for success…

    Purchase nuts in bulk (Costco is a great place for almonds) for gift giving.

    Use a non-stick pot.

    Try adding different flavors: cinnamon or hot spicy or ?

    Do not overcook on the stovetop.

    If the nuts taste somewhat raw after making them, next time try baking the raw nuts for 3-4 minutes in a 350 degree oven before cooking on the stove.

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    **This post originally appeared on The Crafting Chicks on November 11, 2013.

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    Comments

    1. Donne' Hewko says

      December 12, 2016 at 5:34 pm

      Cool

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        December 13, 2016 at 7:17 pm

        Yes, cool and delish!

        Reply
    2. Lara says

      May 01, 2017 at 12:59 pm

      Such a fabulous idea. Thanks.

      Reply
    3. Lisa Holland says

      May 01, 2017 at 1:09 pm

      love the nuts printable!

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        May 01, 2017 at 6:12 pm

        Thanks, Lisa!

        Reply
    4. Lisa Holland says

      May 01, 2017 at 1:10 pm

      🙂

      Reply
    5. Kandace Layton says

      May 02, 2017 at 5:46 am

      Love it

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        May 08, 2017 at 8:07 am

        Thanks, Kandace!

        Reply
    6. Kandace Layton says

      May 02, 2017 at 5:46 am

      Great gift for anyone

      Reply
    7. Noemi says

      May 03, 2017 at 10:08 am

      Awesome

      Reply
    8. AnnMarie Joaquin says

      May 04, 2017 at 10:34 am

      Hello!

      Reply
    9. sandi says

      November 04, 2018 at 4:46 pm

      Can’t wait to try the nuts

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        December 28, 2018 at 11:40 pm

        They sure are yummy!

        Reply
    10. evi says

      December 23, 2020 at 7:02 am

      nice

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        December 26, 2020 at 7:03 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply

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